Like I promised, the blog would be filled with this cutie's face! Boston is 9 months today, 16 lbs. wears 0-3 month clothes, and size 2 diapers. He is a crawling machine and gets into everything in reach. If you hold his hands he'll walk across the room and more. He has started pulling himself up on the couch and trying to stand up in his crib. Boston loves mimicking us with sounds with our mouth and shaking his head no. I am so glad we were able to go to the park as a family last Saturday on Sean's day off. River Hollow Park is just down the street from where we live in Logan and is the perfect little park. The light was leaving fast and it was getting chilly but we were still able to snap some pics and this mamma was a happy camper! I was lucky enough to get what was left of the fall color before it snowed yesterday here in Logan. Yes you heard me right- SNOW! We came out of Walmart last night from doing some last minute shopping and I could not believe it. I am not ready for the cold and miserable months yet!! It'll be fun to actually have a white Christmas though :)
Anyways, today being Boston's 9 month "birthday", it is also World Prematurity Day. Every one in ten of all babies worldwide are born premature which makes up the 15 million babies that are born premature every year. Not only was Boston born 10 weeks premature but he was diagnosed with having severe IUGR. Intrauterine growth restriction (IUGR) refers to a condition in which an unborn baby is smaller than it should be because it is not growing at a normal rate inside the womb. Fewer than 200,000 cases per year. Delayed growth puts the baby at risk of certain health problems during pregnancy, delivery, and after birth. With this condition, a baby is born weighing less than 90 percent of other babies at the same gestational age. When I got admitted into the hospital at 27 weeks, Boston's ultrasound showed he was measuring in the less than 1 %tile. I was told by doctors that I am at risk is now tripled for never carrying to full term and even having still born babies. That statistic is not going to make me not want to have any more kids in the future. If we are meant to grow our family, it will happen in the right time. I feel so privileged God trusted me with a miracle. In that time I had to be strong, really strong, stronger than I thought I could be. And when it was over, I knew I could survive anything. Watching Boston's tiny little fragile body fight every day to live was an experience I will never forget. He is my hero and I'm proud to be his mamma! ;) I feared because it was too early, I cried because it was too soon. Yet I underestimated the strength in one as small as you.
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Eva
11/17/2016 09:00:24 pm
Such a wonderful story you have in your handsome son. He truly is a blessing and miracle.
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Jessica
11/17/2016 09:40:25 pm
He truly is!! Love you and miss you! ❤️
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Hiliary Stewart
11/17/2016 09:14:48 pm
He is so darling! thanks for sharing Jess! I love getting to know you on a more personal level.
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Jessica
11/17/2016 09:42:20 pm
I know it's been so fun to get to know each other! :) it'll be a blast watching our little ones grow up!
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Ali Johnson
11/17/2016 09:37:57 pm
So sweet! You have a handsome little guy there!
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Jessica
11/17/2016 09:43:17 pm
Thank you so much :) I can't get mad at that face 😂❤️
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Candace "Gma" Wakefield
11/17/2016 10:08:18 pm
I am the proud grandma of this beautiful (handsome :) guy!! What an appropriate post Jess - he is a miracle, and oh so perfect! You said it perfectly, and documented it with the most amazing pictures ever!! Good looking little man right there!! (and daddy too). Thank you for sharing - we will always be grateful for our Boston! Miracles still happen!!!
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Jessica
11/18/2016 09:00:55 am
Thanks mom! Glad you liked it! :) 😘❤️
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Melissa
11/25/2016 08:18:24 pm
Oh man! Little Mister is Growing up!!! Great job capturing all these fun memories! They are great! and Gorgeous!
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